NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mazda Protege Recalls
The 2003 Mazda Protege has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mazda Protege. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 120
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Mazda Protege, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2003 Mazda Protege
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Protege, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Protege, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Protege, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Protege, 46 other models
2003 Mazda Protege complaints by year
NHTSA has received 120 owner complaints about the 2003 Mazda Protege, the newest on March 16, 2020. Of these, 16 describe a crash (13%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Mazda Protege, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (28%), followed by the seat belts (14%) and the power train (10%).
None of the 2003 Mazda Protege's 4 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Mazda Protege owners gave the mileage (89 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling34
- Seat Belts17
- Power Train12
- Suspension11
- Air Bags10
- Tires10
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 27 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mazda Protege peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 27. 45% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 120 complaints about the 2003 Mazda Protege are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Protege by model year
Other 2003 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted